extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmi-zəm 
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism
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In 2015, Vice President Joe Biden opened a White House summit on countering extremism and radicalization, saying the United States needed to ensure that immigrants were fully included in the fabric of American society to prevent violent ideologies from taking root at home.
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The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
The changes take effect June 18 and come after gun safety advocates have repeatedly called on the platform to do more to ensure gun videos aren’t making their way to the site’s youngest users, potentially traumatizing children or sending them down dark paths of extremism and violence.
—Eli Joseph, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Today, the state has shown a clear stance against extremism.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 26 May 2024
The Russian security services spent decades fighting Islamist extremism both at home in the North Caucasus and abroad in Syria.
—Maksim Samorukov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
The changes take effect June 18 and come after gun safety advocates have repeatedly called on the platform to do more to ensure gun videos aren’t making their way to the site’s youngest users, potentially traumatizing children or sending them down dark paths of extremism and violence.
—Eli Joseph, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Today, the state has shown a clear stance against extremism.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 26 May 2024
The Russian security services spent decades fighting Islamist extremism both at home in the North Caucasus and abroad in Syria.
—Maksim Samorukov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extremism. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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extremism
noun
ex·trem·ism
ik-ˈstrē-ˌmiz-əm
1
: the quality or state of being extreme
2
: belief in and support for extreme ideas especially in politics
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